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i ."chcek-piece, in the manner indicated by the city of Newark, in thecounty of Essex and posed of a cheek-piece having a shankadaptmouth-piece, the parts being brazed, soldered, :i

, mouthpiece, partially in section, and showing ture prepared toreceiveit. I also prepare a `the art to which it appertains to make and useUNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

. y JAMES STANLEY, 0E NEwAEK, NEw JERSEY.

BRIDLE-BIT.

SPECIFICATION forming.I part of Letters Patent No. 224,851, datedFebruary 24, 1880.

' Application led November 29, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES STANLEY, of theStateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBridle-Bits; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,.clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a partof thisSpecification.

The object of this vinvention is to secure a bit possessing great`strength and lightness,

The invention consists in a bridle-bit comed to fit snugly into a hollowor socketed or welded together, as will be hereinafter more fully andspecifically set forth.

Referring tothe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveelevation indicating the component parts of my bit. Fig. 2 is thegrooved ends conforming to and formed for the reception ofthe bar of thecheek-piece; and Fi 3 is another variety of mouth-piece in sec-` tion,showing sockets `for the reception of a shank which projects from thehar of the cheekpiece. y

In carrying out my invention I cast or otherwise rigidly form upon thebar a of the dotted lines, Fig. I, the projecting shank A, which litsclosely in the socket b, or other apernotch or groove, d, transverselyupon the ends of the month-piece in such a manner as to allow a partofthe metal of said mouth-piece C to project around the sides of said bartof the cheekpiece. Having thus prepared thc cheek and` mouthpieces ofthe bit, I braze or otherwise permanently unite them together7 as abovestated, and thus produce a combination of great strength and lightnessand at a comparatively limited cost.

As is apparent, Ican either use a solid m outhpiece with sockets, asindicated in Fig. 3,`or I can use a tubular mouth-piece, asili Figs. land 2. i The latter method secures a mouth-piece of a desirably-laigediameter and of great strength and lightness by the expenditureof acomparatively-small amount of metal, as will be readily understood.

It will also be apparent that the union made by the shank A projectinginto the socket b and the sides of the groove d overlapping the bar a,and the .whole brazed together as'set forth7 forms a combination ofremarkable strength. i

It is manifest that the shank and socket may be reversed-. e., thesocket be connected with the cheek-piece and the shank projecting fromthe mouthpieceand substantially the saine result be attained.

I do not claim, broadly, a hollow or sockcted mouth-piece, nor a shankconnected with' a cheek-piece inserted therein; but

I claiml. A bridle-bit com posed of a hollowl or socketed mouth-pieceand a cheek-piece having a a sh ankcast or otherwise rigidly formedthereon and adapted` to tit snuglyinto said mouthpiece, the parts beingpermanently brazed or welded together, as and for the purposes setforth.

2. The combination of the hollow cr socketed mouth-piece havingits endsgrooved transversely, and the cheek-piece having a shank cast orotherwise rigidly formed thereon and adapted to tit snugly into saidhollow and grooved mouth-piece, the parts being permanently brazed orwelded together, as and for the purposes set forth.

- In testimony that I claim thel foregoing I have hereunto set my handthis 24th day of November, 1879.

JAMES STANLEY. Witnesses:

OLIVER DEAKE, CHARLES H. PELL.

